Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780316522694
- Book Title
- Internment
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Author
- Samira Ahmed
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
- Topic
- Dystopian, Historical / Holocaust, Religious / Muslim, General, Politics & Government, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Science Fiction
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
Internment by Samira Ahmed (2019, Hardcover)
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
0316522694
ISBN-13
9780316522694
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16038283708
Product Key Features
Book Title
Internment
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Dystopian, Historical / Holocaust, Religious / Muslim, General, Politics & Government, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Science Fiction
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2018-017615
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
“A powerful and poignant exploration of a nightmare made real. It’s a testament to Ahmed’s writing then, that the heart of the story is one of hope. Read INTERNMENT. Raise a fist.”– David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Moquitoland and Kids of Appetite, “Terrifying, inspiring, heart-pounding, and incredibly timely. With an ultimately hopeful voice, Samira Ahmed shows how one person and small acts of bravery can spark a flame of resistance and inspire others to bring change.”– Lauren Nopenz Fairley, Curious Iguana, Frederick, MD, “Thank you to Samira Ahmed for giving us Layla, the Strong and Independent Female Character that we are always promised, but never actually get.”– Emily Knosher, Read It Again Bookstore, Monticello, NY, “A riveting and cautionary tale. Internment urges us to speak up and speak out, to ask questions and demand answers, and when those answers prove unsatisfactory, to resist.”– Stacey Lee, award-winning author of Outrun the Moon, *”…a poignant, necessary story that paints a very real, very frank picture of hatred and ignorance, while also giving readers and marginalized individuals hope.”– Booklist, starred review, ” Internment is a visceral, essential book, both horrifying and hopeful. Ahmed deserves a spot on every book shelf in America.”– p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Times}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Kiersten White, New York Times Bestselling author of And I Darken and The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, “A riveting and cautionary tale. Internment urges us to speak up and speak out, to ask questions and demand answers, and when those answers prove unsatisfactory, to resist.”– p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}span.s1 {font-kerning: none; background-color: #ffffff}Stacey Lee, award-winning author of Outrun the Moon, “A necessary read for all young people, now more than ever.”– Cecilia Cackley, East City Bookshop, Washington DC, “[A] raw portrait of a young activist coming into her own….a potent and impassioned reminder of what American nationalism led to in our not-so-distant past.” — New York Times Book Review, “Samira Ahmed’s Internment is timely in the most harrowing way…. will stay with you long after it ends.” -Popsugar.com — Popsugar.com, *”By the end of the first two pages of this title the reader will be breathless with the anticipation and excitement of what’s to come.”– School Library Connection, starred review, “A testament to what girls are capable of when they are overlooked, Internment is a masterwork of dignity and grit.”– E.K. Johnston, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear, “[Gives] understanding [to] the extreme dynamics of race in America from a Muslim perspective.” — PBS News Hour, ” Internment builds a great case for empathy on all sides and for fighting history repeating itself.”– Sami Thomason, Square Books, Oxford, MS, *Taking on Islamophobia and racism in a Trump-like America, Ahmed’s magnetic, gripping narrative written in a deeply humane and authentic tone, is attentive to the richness and complexity of the social ills at the heart of the book.– Kirkus, starred review, “Internment is a scathing indictment of our current political times. Ahmed has gifted us Layla, a courageous young revolutionary who fights against all boundaries of hate and ignorance. A must read for activists who continue to push back against the big What-Ifs.”– National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street and Pride, “This heart-thumping book horrifies and inspires; Layla’s struggle reminds readers to speak up and that only the persistent and resistant can make a change.”– Teen Vogue, “A riveting, ferocious read that will keep you up at night, a story about complicity and cowardice, strength, vulnerability, and hope.”– Eugenia Vela, BookPeople, Austin, TX
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
An instant New York Times bestseller! ” Internment sets itself apart…terrifying, thrilling and urgent.” – Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp’s Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today., An instant New York Times bestseller ” Internment sets itself apart…terrifying, thrilling and urgent.”– Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp’s Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
LC Classification Number
PZ7.1.A345Int 2019
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